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Aromatic Polyamides (Polyaramids)
PERP06/07S9 (May. 2008) - Price: US $8,500.00
The chemistry, process technology, and production economics of the polyaramids business are presented. First generation technology, as typified by DuPont, is contrasted to second generation technology, as typified by Teijin (Akzo). Estimated global capacity and supply/demand forecast to 2012 is provided.
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MTBE/ETBE Update: Technical and Commercial Effects of U.S. MTBE Phaseout
PERP06/07S12 (May. 2008) - Price: US $8,500.00
The status of the MTBE phaseout in the U.S. and the impact it is having on gasoline formulation is presented. Alternative octane-boosting materials and production technologies are also examined.
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Alpha Olefins
PERP06/07-5 (Apr. 2008) - Price: US $8,500.00
The chemistry, process technology, and production economics for alpha olefins are assessed. Processes include full-range (Chevron Phillips, Ineos, Shell, SABIC/Linde, Axens, UOP) and on-purpose butene-1 (Nippon Zeon, Axens), hexene-1 (Chevron Phillips, Sasol, Lummus) and octene-1 (Dow, Sasol). A regional market overview is also included.
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Biomass Gasification
PERP06/07S5 (Apr. 2008) - Price: US $8,500.00
Various approaches for biomass gasification are assessed including pyrolysis, staged gasification, and indirect gasification. Associated issues such as biomass availability and downstream syngas-based technologies, such as fermentation, mixed alcohols synthesis and FT syntheses are presented. A case study comparing the production economics of n-butanol via biomass gasification versus conventional propylene oxo synthesis is given.
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1,4-Butanediol/THF
PERP06/07-4 (Mar. 2008) - Price: US $8,500.00
The chemistry, process technology and production economics for the many varied ways to make BDO and THF are examined. Technologies for BDO include: Reppe acetylene, Mitsubishi butadiene, Lyondell PO, Dairen allyl acetate, Davy maleic anhydride, and BP Lurgi maleic acid. THF processes include: BDO dehydration, Mitsubishi butadiene, DuPont transport bed, Bagasse-based, and emerging Eastman epoxybutene-based.
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Glycerin Conversion to Propylene Glycol
PERP06/07S4 (Mar. 2008) - Price: US $8,500.00
The chemistry and technology for converting crude biodiesel-derived glycerin to propylene glycol are assessed. Process technologies developed by Davy, UOP and Senergy are reviewed and the COP economics for this conversion is compared to conventional propylene oxide hydrolysis. Market information for glycerin and propylene glycol is included.
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Acetic Acid
PERP06/07-1 (Mar. 2008) - Price: US $8,500.00
The various approaches for the industrial production of acetic acid are examined and their COP economics compared. Process technologies include methanol carbonylation (conventional Monsanto/BP, BP Cativa, Celanese AO, Chiyoda process), SABIC ethane oxidation, and Showa Denko ethylene oxidation. Tri-regional supply/demand forecasts are also provided.
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"Green" Polyethylene
PERP06/07S11 (Mar. 2008) - Price: US $8,500.00
Conversion costs of sugar-cane and corn-based ethanol to ethylene and then to polyethylene are compared to the costs of polyethylene made from ethylene produced in an ethane cracker. The costs of biomass gasification to syngas to methanol to ethylene (via MTO) and finally to polyethylene are compared to the above routes.
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Propylene
PERP06/07-3 (Jan. 2008) - Price: US $8,500.00
The chemistry, process technology, and production economics for propylene manufacture are presented. Special emphasis is given to the on-purpose routes: metathesis, selective olefin cracking, MTO/MTP, propane dehydro and enhanced FCC. Regional supply/demand/trade forecasts are also provided.
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NGL Extraction Technologies
PERP06/07S10 (Dec. 2007) - Price: US $8,500.00
The technologies and economics of natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction are presented. In addition, an overview of the tri-regional NGL market is provided.
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Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Propylene Oxide
PERP06/07S2 (Dec. 2007) - Price: US $8,500.00
The chemistry, process technology and production economics for the emerging hydrogen peroxide-based route to propylene oxide are compared to the conventional POSM, chlorohydrin, and new Sumitomo cumene-based processes. Regional supply/demand forecasts are also provided.
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Bisphenol A
PERP06/07-7 (Nov. 2007) - Price: US $8,500.00
The chemistry, process technology and production economics for bisphenol A manufacture are presented. The Dow Chemical ion-exchange catalyzed process is compared to the older HCl catalyzed process. Regional supply/demand forecasts are also provided.
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Polypropylene
PERP06/07-2 (Nov. 2007) - Price: US $8,500.00
The process technology and production economics for polypropylene (homopolymer and impact copolymer) are presented in the report. In addition tri-regional supply/demand forecasts out to 2011 are provided.
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Hydrogen Production in Refineries
PERP06/07S1 (Oct. 2007) - Price: US $8,500.00
The technologies and economics for hydrogen production are presented in this report. Steam reforming, pressure swing adsorption (PSA) and membrane purification processes are assessed. Regional hydrogen capacities are also provided.
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Urea
PERP06/07S3 (Oct. 2007) - Price: US $8,500.00
The chemistry, process technology and production economics for urea manufacture are presented. Descriptions of the major licensed technologies are provided. In addition, tri-reginal supply/demand forecasts area given.
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Benefits of Refinery/Petrochemical Integration
PERP06/07S7 (Sep. 2007) - Price: US $8,500.00
The benefits of integrating petrochemical operations with refining operations are discussed qualitatively and backed up with cost of production analyses where comparisons are made between stand-alone petrochemicals production and refinery integrated cases.
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Phthalic Anhydride
PERP06/07S6 (Aug. 2007) - Price: US $8,500.00
The chemistry, process technology and production economics of phthalic anhydride manufacture are presented. The o-xylene route is compared to the older naphthalene-based process. Regional supply/demand forecasts are also provided
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ABS Resins
PERP06/07S8 (Aug. 2007) - Price: US $8,500.00
The polymerization chemistry, process technology and production economics for ABS manufacture are presented in this report. Emulsion, Bulk/Mass, and Hybrid polymerization economics are compared. In addition, regional supply/demand forecasts are provided.
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Oxo Alcohols
PERP06/07-8 (Jul. 2007) - Price: US $8,500.00
The chemistry, process technology and production economics for n-butanol, 2-ethylhexanol, isononanol, isodecanol and 2-propylheptanol are presented. In addition, market forecasts for n-butanol and 2-ethylhexanol are provided.
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Benzene/Toluene
PERP06/07-6 (Jul. 2007) - Price: US $8,500.00
The chemistry, process technology, and production economics for benzene and toluene manufacture are presented. In addition to the conventional technologies, emerging processes such as the Alpha, Cyclar, Aromax, and RZ Platforming processes are assessed. Regional benzene supply/demand forecasts are also included.
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